Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Tony McManus	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Munition Maker	War War War	04:23
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Matt* Lucas	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Matt* Lucas	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Matt* Lucas	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Albert Jones*	She Lost Her Faith	The Facts of Life	03:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Young Fellow, My Lad	War War War	04:49
Joe* Glazer	It Could be a Wonderful World	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:53
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Ellen McIlwaine	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Dils*	Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine)	Made In Canada	03:02
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Cal* Bostic	In Love Again (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Hutsal Ksenia	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Oscar* McLollie	For the Good Times	ST	04:20
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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